Piz Bianco
Appearance
Piz Bianco | |
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Piz Alv | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,993 m (13,100 ft) |
Prominence | 20 m (66 ft)[1] |
Parent peak | Piz Bernina |
Coordinates | 46°23′04.6″N 9°54′23.4″E / 46.384611°N 9.906500°E |
Geography | |
Location | Graubünden, Switzerland |
Parent range | Bernina Range |
Piz Bianco (also known as Piz Alv) is a minor summit north of Piz Bernina, in the Bernina Range of the Alps. It is located south of Pontresina in the canton of Graubünden.
Culminating at 3,993 metres, Piz Bianco is the highest point of the snowy ridge named Biancograt (or Crast'Alva). The summit is often traversed by climbers on the way to Piz Bernina.
References
[edit]- ^ Approximation. Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps and Google Earth. The key col is located south of the summit at 3,973 metres.
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